Mitosis

Question 1

Cells divide for….

Answer 1

Growth and repair

Question 2

Every human cell contains how many chromosomes

Answer 2

46

Question 3

What is the chromosome compliment

Answer 3

The number of chromosomes an organism has in one cell

Question 4

Chromosomes are organised in..

Answer 4

Matching sets, thereby they’re are 23 in a normal human cell

Question 5

What are Diploids

Answer 5

A pair of chromosomes

Question 6

What are the only human cells not to have 46 chromosomes

Answer 6

Sex cells

Question 7

What are Haploid cells

Answer 7

Cells with half the number of chromosomes (sex cells)

Question 8

What is mitosis

Answer 8

The process of a cell dividing to form a new cell with exactly the same genetic information

Question 9

A chromatid is….

Answer 9

Half a chromosome

Question 10

A chromosome is…

Answer 10

Two chromatids divided by a centromere

Question 11

What is stage 1 of mitosis

Answer 11

Long un-coiled chromosomes in nucleus replicate

Question 12

What is stage 2 of mitosis

Answer 12

Chromosomes now appear as two identical chromatids joined together by a centromere

Question 13

What is stage 3 of mitosis

Answer 13

Nuclear membrane dissipates. Spindle fibres form and chromosomes line up along the equator

Question 14

What is stage 4 of mitosis

Answer 14

Spindle fibres pull chromatids to opposite ends of the cell/pole

Question 15

What is stage 5 of mitosis

Answer 15

Nuclear membrane reforms and cytoplasm divides

Question 16

What is stage 6 of mitosis

Answer 16

Two identical daughter cells each containing exactly the same information as the parent cell